Date: 15/09/23

Power and the People Revision – Topic 4 – 20th century

5 minutes 1.Equipment and exercise

book out
DO NOW

Which group of agricultural workers were transported to Australia for forming a union? 2.Rule off, date, title
3.Write learning aim
4.Complete ‘Do Now’ task in
What was the Great Reform Act 1832? silence

Homework:
What were the 6 demands of the Chartists?
Set:
Due:
What were the corn laws? Task:

Which politician campaigned for social reform such as the Factory Act and ragged schools?
Learning aim:
To practice writing
Which religious group campaigned for abolition of slavery? the 16 mark question
 Answers
• Which group of agricultural workers were transported to Australia for forming a union?
Tolpuddle Martyrs, led by George Loveless
• What was the Great Reform Act 1832?
A law that changed the property qualifications for voting (middle classed gained the vote) and removed rotten
boroughs
• What were the 6 demands of the Chartists?
Universal manhood suffrage, equal constituencies, salaries for MPs, no property qualification to be an MP, secret
ballot, annual parliaments
• What were the corn laws?
Laws that put import taxes on foreign corn, keeping the price of corn artificially high
• Which politician campaigned for social reform such as the Factory Act and ragged schools?
Lord Shaftesbury

• Which religious group campaigned for abolition of slavery?

Quakers
 Overview of the 20th century

Representation of British
the People Act Nationality Race
Suffragettes General Brixton Riot Miners’
1918 (some Act and Relations
formed 1903 Strike 1926 1981 Strike 1984
women get the Windrush Acts 1965
vote) 1948
 16 Mark Question in Power and the People
The question is synoptic – it asks you to consider the FACTORS for change
across the entire period we study 1170-present
Factor
Highlight the two focuses of the past
1) Has government been the main factor in improving
exam questions in your booklet.
people’s rights in Britain? Kind of events it led
to
Explain your answer with reference to government and
What do you notice?
other factors.
A) It is always one of the 8 factors we
Use a range of examples from across your study of Power
study!
and the people: c1170 to the present day. (16 marks)
B) The kind of events you can talk
about is usually very broad (almost
anything is a ‘protest’ or gave
people ‘rights;)
 16 Mark Question in Power and the People
Structure:
Like any 16 mark question in History:
• 1 paragraph agreeing (factor in question)
• 2 paragraphs disagreeing (other factors)
• Conclusion

Top tips:
- The aim is to provide a broad range of examples from across at least 3 periods we study. Aim for three
examples briefly per paragraph
- Even if you can’t think of ANYTHING AT ALL for the factor in the question, you can still get 8 marks by
writing about other factors. Don’t panic
- Don’t forget the focus of the question – if it is on ‘the development of Parliament’ make sure your examples are
relevant to voting/MPs/Parliaments.
- Use examples from the course!!
- To get level 4 link together and compare factors in your conclusion
e.g. While the economy was important in sparking events such as the English Civil War, the main issue was that
Charles raised taxes without Parliament, meaning that government was more important. x
 Finding examples
• You have two tables in your booklet to fill in with 3 examples for each factor.
• Give a short description of how it led to the event.

E.g. for economy

John raising scutage tax led the barons to go to war with him, leading to
the Magna Carta.

Aim to find examples from a range of periods for each factor!

 Writing an answer
Let’s write the first paragraph of the example question together:
 Quiet Silent
Discuss
Work Work
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